Extra strong coffee in an Undecorated mug with a pinch of coal dust, please and thank you.
Hope everyone is doing well.
Cheers! Rob
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, just a bowl of ground up saw dust with skim milk and a couple pieces of burnt whole wheat toast dipped in water and a pot of dark roast coffee with no cream (maybe a packet of Stevia...) for me. Huh? Yeah, back dieting I guess.
Easter candy has been consumed (should have thrown it out, but you know, it was a present so......) and I only have 20 boxes of Girl Scout cookies left to tempt me... Got on the scales this morning and it said 247lbs. My biggest problem is lack of exercise. As soon as the weather gets a bit better I plan to start walking every day for at least a mile. Can't hurt, I guess.
Galaxy, got your PM. Yes, weight and being in shape, healthy, is an important factor in a relationship....
Can't stay long.... Basement is filling up with water most likely.... I'll be back later (That is a warning)!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Back again - but just for a mug o´ coffee! And, Janie, hold the sugar, please!
People say I am a big guy. Whenever I enter a big room, folks will notice it without looking. And it is not because I smell .
I am cleaning up the memory card of my old digital camera. It´s like defragmenting the disc of my computer, but it takes longer than the battery of that dang beast would run.I have this camera for 10 years now and it´s certainly past its prime. I actually like that old box. It does not have the n th degree of megapixels, but an extremely good Leica lens and all the features I need for taing reasonably good pictures of my modeling attempts. I hate to see it fail on me, but the day will come.
Good Morning
Sunny but kinda windy this morning...we are currently at 35F going to a high of 55F later on.
Gotta do a bunch of stuff around the yard...wind permitting of course.
Well, a combination of chemo/radiation therapy, getting a load of fluid from around my heart off, and my earlier cutting back of what I ate and doing more exercise did me a favor...I went from 335lbs down to 185lbs...what Galaxy said about extra skin though is what I am dealing with now...le sigh.
With the virtual world, however, one can indulge in all kindsa food without packing on the poundage...
Chloe...I'll just have a glass of OJ and a bagel please...thank you.
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
http://modeltrainswithmusic.blogspot.ca/
If we're talking the height/weight because we need to lose or try to eat better.
I'm 5'8" and 180 pounds. I have a weight problem thru the years. Before my brother's dog I weighted at 210. Which for me was scary, because I tried to keep the weight on check.
I'm keeping it off for good. Perhaps my weight trouble isn't like yours but we do have the same problem.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
james saundersHey guys, I've been away for a number of months and obviously was shocked to see Jeff had passed. I'm going to try catch up over the next few days. take care all!
James ! ...... What a pleasant surprise seeing you here ! .... Please feel free to update about yourself. .... Yes, it is very sad about Jeff. We miss him a lot.
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JohnBoy ... In spite of all you have been through, you still sound upbeat with a possitive attitude. I'm glad you can do model railroading and also plan a trip to see your son. I hope your upcoming medical appointemnts go very well.
Looks like weather will be good for the outdoor work here. Shelley wants mulch on her gardens and she bought lots of it. Honey do !
We had 3 pallets of mulch and the people next door had 2 pallets of mulch delivered by Lowe's yesterday. Lowe's used a tractor trailer truck for that. The driver tried to turn around on our road. He screwed up. He drove towards the ravine and got stuck in the mud. He should have backed the trailer towards the ravine keeping the drive wheels of the tractor on the road. (We are at the end of a mile-long dead end road. )
Weight? .... I try not to be too heavy, but I am. More excercise should improve that. Ulrich had good advice on diet.
When I get back to working on the railroad, I have four coal hopper car kits to assemble.
Happy Model Railroading.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Hi Ulrich!
I am 11" shorter {almost a whole foot} shorter than you, and 20 pounds heavier, you can carry it better at your height, I am just *short and fat*!
Besides changing what Petra serves, you might find your recent stomach surgery to help curb your appetite?
Fighting the "battle of the buldge" is hard work and no fun!
If you read my post, I DID say I cut back half my eating.
I never did/Do drink sugary sodas or even sugary fruit juices, or alcohol, my drink of choice? plain old spring water.
I HAVE been on a chocolate binge of late, but it has waned, and now I am ignoring it.
I don't much "snack", if i was/am going to eat I want a meal, so I wait for it now...
I avoid anything labled as such, as I compare to the "normal" items, and often the reduced one is not to far reduced form the original, and/or contains stuff I won't eat in order to make it "reduced".
And, lastly, TOFU is NOT in my vocabulary.
Rice cakes are OK but I really don't want them either, and often, they are not so low on calories either! besides, eating them is leading to snacking.
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
Lunchtime!
Flo, I´ll have a Cesar´s Salad and a glass of mineral water, please. All this talk about weight is getting to me .
At 6´5", my weight is about 230 lbs., which is too much, given my ongoing heart issues. But with Petra being such an excellent cook, it is impossible to reduce. I just had a word with her on that and asked her not to fill my plate to the brim, add ater to the juices I drink and leave out the butter at all.
For those of you who want to reduce - the best diets around are "eth" and "etr", that is "eat only half" of what you used to, and, more important, "eat the right things". I know it takes a lot of will power, but it is possible. Just start by leaving out the following:
The trick is to really change the amount and what you are eating and stay with it after you have reached the weight level you want to have. if you go back to old habits, it doesn´t take long before you are back to where you have been. If you can change the habit of having your main meal in the evening, it also helps.
Enough of that!
No plans for the rest of the day, just relax. My stomach is a little better, but I still feel a slight pain. Might run a train or two on my test loop of track.
CUL & have a great one!
howmus Galaxy, Mr.B, I put on 90 lbs. in the first two years after my wife died! Grief can do bad things to a person. I was weighing in at 320lbs.! Took me a few more years to get down to 280lbs. and I stayed there until about 3 years ago when I changed my eating habits and got more excersise back into my life. I now weigh about 245lbs. Need to get back down to 230 which is what I weighed the year she died. I really want to drop to about 180 if I can. One reason I never remarried is because it is hard to find a good woman when you weigh 320 lbs. I dated a lot but never really got into a serious relationship. I did have a good number of females after me, but they were not ones I wanted to say good morning to if you catch my drift.
Galaxy, Mr.B, I put on 90 lbs. in the first two years after my wife died! Grief can do bad things to a person. I was weighing in at 320lbs.! Took me a few more years to get down to 280lbs. and I stayed there until about 3 years ago when I changed my eating habits and got more excersise back into my life. I now weigh about 245lbs. Need to get back down to 230 which is what I weighed the year she died. I really want to drop to about 180 if I can. One reason I never remarried is because it is hard to find a good woman when you weigh 320 lbs. I dated a lot but never really got into a serious relationship. I did have a good number of females after me, but they were not ones I wanted to say good morning to if you catch my drift.
RAY! I sent you a PM!
James, Brisbane Australia
Modelling AT&SF in the 90s
G"d Evening Gang,
It has been a real swell day here. It got to 19 degrees C and no wind. It was so nice to get out the last couple of days and get some walking in on dry pavement. Tomorrow although it will still be about the same temp, it will however be windy they say. >>> My prayers and condolences to those Stateside who have been affected by those early Tornados.
Today I got some paint onto the Miles Beverage building from Downtown Deco. There are certainly a few kinks in working with a hydrocal building, but nothing that all of us can't handle. As Randy Pepperidge of D.D. says the painting is the fun part as the building really starts to take on a life of it's own. I think I am really going to enjoy them. All told I have ten of them to build, that will take a while at my speed.
I went down to the layout twice today to do some more work on the elevated Station and got called away both times, so nothing new down there. Wil try again tomorrow.
I am slowly gaining more strength and I have to see the Doc. in Saskatoon on Monday. This is just for a follow up on the tear that occured when I went up on Mar. 11. Nothing more. I see the Cancer Clinic Crew in a couple of weeks for their follow up as well, but in the meantime we will visit my son in Montana for about six days. It will be great to do something a little more out of the ordinary for me as of late.
Rob, Ulrich, and others who are under the weather, you too Galaxy, I hope you all get feeling better soon and put this illness stuff behind you. Although it sure seems harder to do the older we get. My BIL has just found out he has got Prostate Cancer now. Of the four BILs, one died a year ago of a massive coronary, the youngest of us died in Hawaii on holidays in January of a massive Coronary, I've been battling tongue and throat cancer for almost two years now (1.5 yrs. after getting proper diagnosis) and now the last of the four with P.Cancer. But we are still on the green side of the grass.
I think it is time to get horizontal for the night. Hope we all sleep well and wake refreshed.
So, till later ....Gators.
Johnboy out...................for some ZZZZzzzzssss.
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Evenin' Folks!
Janie, I could sure use a hot cup of decaf right now...
Been anogther busy day around here. Spent 10 hours or so doing Conventionm stuff. Went over to school and picked up the MLK Scholarship applications, drove down to the trophy shop and ordered the Plaques for the contest room at the Convention (Mortimer Junction being held at RIT, BTW), sent out Invoices to the entities that sponsor the plaques, and got a few more photos of what is going on in the living room...
This is what they are finding as the sheetrock on the North wall has been removed:
Looks nice doesn't it. The contractor is writing up a report on what he estimates the new found damage will cost to fix this weekend. He is going to email me his estimate and I will be sending it to the Insurance Adjuster. He told the contractor that he figured we would be finding more as he got into the job and he will send a revisted report to the insurance company. Looks like the new window will now get covered. The contractor is going to have to remove all the siding on the North side of the house and replace the cheap stuff that was used with decent plywood, then put the siding back up. Lucky I have a good supply of the siding that was left over from when I had it installed a decade or so ago. Good thing as there is at least one broken panel... The facia board on the outside will also have to be replaced:
Nice huh? Found that the old insulation was installed wrong as well they stapled it to the inside of the 2 x 4s rather than on the edge like it is supposed to be done...
I think I have put in enough hours of w*rk for today...
See you all tomorrow!
Hello
RE; weight issues and losing {propositions}.LAst fall I was weighed at teh Pulmonologists and weighed in at 275lbs. Since I am only a short 5'6", and with a 50" waist, I am rather short and fat.I am HYPOglycemic{opposite of diabetic-my sugar drops drastically all the time.}
I decided there was no way i was going to be 300lbs! so in Jan. I started a diet, cutting my eating in half. I also changed a lot of what I was eating. SInce I had the surgery I gained some back, but am back on it and now down from 275 to252.5!!! almost 25 LBS!
Now I don;t really expect to get below 200 {i should be 150 at the most}, but will take 200Lbs. Problem is then I will have to have the excess flabby skin removed {trust me I will}. THAT may drop a few more lbs below 200!
SO: to htose trying to lose it, I feel your pain!
TO those who HAVE lost, congrats, and keep it up {or is that "down"?}
MOH and I actually spent the whole afternoon together and didn't fight.
a step in the right direction.
Afternoon Dinners
Flo, Beer Please
Lazy Day Off. Yea there was things I should have done, just did not feel like it. Did some running around that need to be done.
Last Year Rant About My Wife Shopping Habits. Sue and I are both Deabetic so there are a lot of stuff we should not eat. She was sick year before last and lost 40 pounds due to the fact she ate very little. Dr took her off of one her Diabetic meds her A1C where so good! She decided she was to thin (She Looked Great like when I meet her) and wanted to gain some of the weight back.
Her grocery shopping habits have never been good when it came to junk food. Then it got worse! I was complaing her at the site about her buying Corn Dogs, Donut Holes, Cookies, Pasta, Ice Cream, Cakes, Pies, Pudding, Chips, White Bread, Bun's and other junk. Never fresh Vegtables, meats and whole wheat bread.
Seems it caught up to her, she just got around to getting her A1C test. It was 10.2! Now some how it is my fault? I keep telling her to stop buying the junk food!
Down in the dumps tonight, this is how I pretty much feel!
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
I know some people celebrate the tragic loss of the R.M.S. Titanic that started today. I'm one of them that watches old tv shows and movies within the 5 days when it was at sea.
I have a writing block right now talk to you guys later.
Well, back from the doctor with good news and bad news. The good news is things are healing well, and there is a good chance there will be very little permanent damage. There is may be some loss at the high-end, so my may not be able to squeal like a school girl anymore. The bad news is it is still pretty messed up and I am on two more weeks of vocal rest. I can speak, but only when it is productive. No chit chat. I can live with it. Progress is progress.
Richard
Good Evening, Folks!
I am nor really in a happy mood and I won´t be until the verdict has come. It´ll be Monday until I can get the results...
A friend of mine donated a little HOn30 critter, which I gave a thorough test run on a loop of track. I still have leftover N scale track which I can use for this. That little criiter is fun to watch! And it puts my mind on other things.
It´s just an inch long. It´s from Liliput, nowadays the Bachmann brand for continental European trains.
Richard - take care of that voice! Healing thoughts going your way!
CU!
Ray, those 30 pounds I've lost have taken me several years, too. I think one reason it's worked is that I have not set a deadline, so I don't get discouraged if I don't meet it. The long-term trend is good, and I'm doing this with minimal deprivation. It took me 30 years to gain the extra weight, so even if it takes 5 years to lose it I'm still happy. The most recent 15 pounds or so have been very encouraging, as I feel better and my knees, in particular, have stopped hurting from carrying too much weight around.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Mornin' everyone....
Zoe, I'll have a short stack of Buckwheat Pancakes with Real NYS Maple Syrup and a pot of Marrakesh Express dark roast coffee, please.
Sun was trying to win out for a bit this morning, but now the thick, dark, and gloomy cloud cover is back.... Rained hard last night. The weather channel is no longer listing how much rain we got or may get, but I'd say we got more than we needed to get. Basement was running water pretty bad when I got down there to start the siphon. Currently 53°F outside on its way up to 65°F this afternoon.
Mr. B, good for you on the weight loss. Wish I could get more weight off. I have lost about 30 lbs. over the past couple years, but I need to lose another 50 (30 would please me greatly).
RideOnRoad, do hope the voice comes back... Those things can take a long time to heal up properly. Make sure you don't use it unless you have to. (Signed: your voice coach...) I spent my carreer worrying about getting any problem with my voice as that is (was) my instrument.
I took out the recycling earlier and see the contractor has found some more damage to repair.... The fascia board along the roof line is very rotted. Probably for the old roofing that was up there several years ago. Hopefully he will have found it all before the insurance adjuster gets here.
Later!
MisterBeasley . . .Thirty pounds down, 20 more to go. . .
. . .Thirty pounds down, 20 more to go. . .
Nice. Congratulations!
As for me, today I go to the ENT doctor today for a check up. We will see what the status is of the injury to my larnyx/voice box. My voice is still not back to normal and there is still some discomfort when I swallow.
204. Thirty pounds down, 20 more to go. I want to get back on my bicycle, but I want 60 degrees, sunshine, no wind, chirping birds and flowers blooming everywhere. So far, all I've got is the blooming birds.
I got "the call" last night, the one pickup hockey goaltenders are obligated to answer if they can. So, I ended up playing my second game in 3 days. It's a faster group, and it took me a while to get used to the pace, but I played well and had a whole bunch of fun. Caught up with some old friends, too.
We'll have another weekend of skiing now that Penny is back. She wants to get up north, since she hasn't skied since December. It will be warmer this weekend, so hopefully we won't need our full Arctic survival gear.
Good morning, everybody ...... .....
V8Vega In my last post I complained that my email woulden’t accept my password. I discovered I was using my eBay password, not my email password. To many e’s or to old.
In my last post I complained that my email woulden’t accept my password. I discovered I was using my eBay password, not my email password. To many e’s or to old.
I do stuff like that ! .... LOL !
Evening Dinners
Flo, please and I give you a good tip if you help rasie it too my lips.
Work Front. Finally I can see light at the end of the tunnel and it is not a Big Boy draging freight! Big stuff is done but still a lot of little details things. Dave did not like bolting Head Boards to bed frames so a lot of them where cockeyed. I understand why he did not want to bolt them in place, if someone wants to buy it, it is a pain to unbolt. But, it made the store looked messy and uncared for, which it was then. Well it does not now looked uncare for now!
Galaxy Glad to hear your other half is willing to go.
Gary I don't hate taxes, just ILL taxes! Mainly because I know why they are so high. I would use the but Steve would not like it. But they are higher now than any other state I have worked in.
Ulrich Hope you get a from the results of the test.
Train Front Still running great! Maybe Mr M has forgotten my address.
I am beat, so I am out of here.
Ken
Heartland Division CB&QRay.... Mold! ... Uh oh. ... Bad news.
Well the good news is that once found, it can be remedied! Hopefully the insurance company will fork over to get it removed...
Been sitting here most of the day getting and sending emails on issues for the convention. I'm waiting on getting a logo of the Region to use on the plaques that will be made. Finally have an evening for several of the committee members to go over to RIT and walk through the rooms we will have for the convention proper. I have also contacted the High School to make sure they are expecting me tomorrow afternoon to pick up the applications for the MLK Scholarships and made atentative day and time for the committee to meet with the Guidance councelors about the applicants. Still waiting to hear from several of the committee members to nail down the meeting. Have a Boy Scout Troop meeting to attend tonight (As a commissioner)
Dennis and Mr. B ... Technology drives me crazy.
Ray.... Mold! ... Uh oh. ... Bad news.
Hmmmm. Dennis, I just had an odd computer thing, too. My wireless router wouldn't talk to anything, except my desktop which is a wired connection. I didn't notice it, because I wasn't using anything wireless, but my wife couldn't get her Appletoys to work. Kept asking for the password. I finally had to go in and reset the password, after which everything else started talking again.
Afternoon folks!
Janie a cup of decaf would be great...
Just went out to see what is going on in the living room. Had to take some recycling out to the bin anyway. The contractor and his helper are in Haz-Mat suits! Yep, upon removing the insulation under and near the old window, they found quite a mess. The outside crap that was originally put up out there is soaking wet and very filled with mold! So they have a call into the insurance company for a new appraisal in that area. They will have to remove most of the siding on the North wall and rebuild the wall in that area. I was out there for a couple minutes and started coughing badly. I got out of there fast! I would bet now the insurance company will pay for most of the rotted window that sits there. The guys are now putting up new ceiling after installing the proper ventilation stuff. They are putting in R19 replacing the R11 that was up there.
Bacvk to doing STUFF!
I call the hobby shop this morning about my missing order. (I called them yesterday but it was busy so I wrote a nice letter about being disappointed.) Apparently it was plain forgetting that they had it.
On the other forum there is a small misunderstanding about railroad crossings. I can't be the only one that talks or thinks like that, right? Maybe it is a little cold and heartless, but I do care about others.
When it comes down to them or trains, trains will also win. I know I can't fix what I say, but that's how I feel half the time.